- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2005
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site (Dahlonega, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 D3 2005
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bd3-b2005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bd3-b2005
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
STATE HISTORIC SITE
~ -\1 HISTOIIC5ms
Twenry years before 1he 1849 gold rush 10 Cahfornm. thousands of gold seekers flocked in10 1he Cherokee Nauon in Nor1h Georgia. beginning 1he na11ons f1rs1 maJor gold rush. The towns of Aurana and Dahlonega grew and prospered with 1h1s mining ac11v1ty Be1ween 1838 and 1861. more than $6 million in gold was coined by 1hc U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega. The Dahlonega Gold Museum. located in the old Lumpkin Counry Courthouse. offers v1silors a look a1 the mining history of Georgm. Gold coins m1n1ed ,n Dahlonega and nuggets - one weighing more 1han 5ounces - are on display. A 23-minute film describes the mining techniques and hfes1yles of 1he prospectors 1hrough 1n1erv,ews w1th members or the long-time mining families In 1he town of Dahlonega. visnors can shop for gold nugge1s and pan for gold
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Dahlono Gold Museu Historic
Located on the Pubhc Square in Dahloneoa. 5 miles west of Ga Hwy. 400.
N E ARBY ATTRACTIONS
Gold Panning Vogel State Park Am,calola Falls State Park
and Lodge Unicoi State Park and Lodge Smithgall Woods-Dukes Creek
Conservation Area
The Smuh House (fanulystyle rood)
Babyland General Hospital Alpine Village or Helen ElhJay Apple Farms Burt's Farm
HOURS
Monday-Saturday 9 a.m ; p.m. Sunday, 10 am -; p.m Closed Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Year's Day.
Group rates available wuh advance no11ce
INFORMATION
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site , Public Square
Dahlonega, GA 30;33 7o6-864-u;7
Georg,a State Parks and Historic Sites .? MLK Jr Drive, Su11e 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-6;6-ino
www.gastateparks.org
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STATE PARKS & HISTORICSITES